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Financial globalization and economic policies
Kose, M. Ayhan; Prasad, Eswar S.; Rogoff, Kenneth S.; … - 2009
We review the large literature on various economic policies that could help developing economies effectively manage the process of financial globalization. Our central findings indicate that policies promoting financial sector development, institutional quality and trade openness appear to help...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003816538
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The effect on foreign direct investment of membership in the European Union
Bruno, Randolph; Campos, Nauro; Estrin, Saul - 2020
This paper explores the impact of EU membership on foreign direct investment (FDI). It analyses empirically how the effects of such deep integration differ from other forms and investigates what drives these effects. Using a structural gravity framework on annual bilateral FDI data for almost...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012288695
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Financial sector regulation and reforms in emerging markets : an overview
Prasad, Eswar S. - 2010
This paper provides an overview of the complex conceptual and practical challenges that emerging market economies face as they attempt to reform their frameworks for financial regulation. These economies are striving to balance the quest for financial stability with the imperatives of financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009153059
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The coming wave : where do emerging market investors put their money?
Karolyi, G. Andrew; Ng, David Tat-chee; Prasad, Eswar S. - 2015
We examine how emerging market (EM) investors allocate their stock portfolios internationally. Using both country-level and institution-level data, we find that the coming wave of EM investors systematically over- and under-weight their holdings in some target countries. These abnormal foreign...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011347171
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African leaders : their education abroad and FDI flows
Constant, Amelie; Tien, Bienvenue N. - 2010
they become leaders. -- FDI ; leaders' educational level ; return migration ; Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009312932
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Place-based policies and agglomeration economies : firm-level evidence from Special Economic Zones in India
Görg, Holger; Mulyukova, Alina - 2022
This paper exploits time and geographic variation in the adoption of Special Economic Zones in India to assess the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013168211
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Do business groups help or hinder technological progress in emerging markets? : evidence from India
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Zhou, Ying - 2014
Business groups, which are ubiquitous in emerging market economies, balance the advantages of characteristics such as internal capital markets with the disadvantages such as inefficient internal distribution of resources and suppression of technological and other forms of innovativeness. In this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010230497
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How successful are banking sector reforms in emerging market economies? : evidence from impact of monetary policy on levels and structures of firm debt in India
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Kutan, Ali Mustafa; Majumdar, Sudipa - 2016
success of banking reforms in India where significant banking reforms have been introduced since 1990s. Using the argument …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011493763
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Birth order, fertility, and child height in India and Africa
Spears, Dean; Coffey, Diane; Behrman, Jere R. - 2019
set of demographic surveys, a disadvantage in child height for later birth orders in India relative to Africa's birth …, implies more socioeconomic disadvantage within India than within Africa. Accounting for sibsize reverses the apparent Indian …The poor state of child health in India has generated a number of puzzles that have received attention in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012001397
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Firm dynamics and real exchange rate fluctuations : does trade openness matter? ; evidence from Mexico's manufacturing sector
Fuentes, Miguel Andrés; Ibarrarán, Pablo - 2009
In this paper we study the effect of NAFTA on the responsiveness of Mexican economy to real exchange rate shocks. We argue that, by opening the U.S. and Canadian markets to Mexican goods, NAFTA made it easier for domestic producers to take advantage of the opportunities brought by the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003904720